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Pubic lice
Pubic lice is a parasitic infection of the hair shaft that can cause irritation and itching. It is spread by close contact.
Dr. Kelly Kane reviewed this
27 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 37-year old asked:
How did I get pubic lice?
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A 25-year old asked:
How can I treat pubic lice?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are crabs and pubic lice the same thing?
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A 39-year old asked:
How do I tell her I might have pubic lice?
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A 47-year old asked:
Will pubic lice stop me from going on my vacation?
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A member asked:
Do lots of people get pubic lice, or is it unusual?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the difference between crabs and pubic lice?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can catch pubic lice definately from public toilets?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: pubic lice?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I believe I have pubic lice. How can I stop them from spreading?
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A 36-year old asked:
How to know if I have lice or pubic lice and what can it do to me?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it possible get crabs (pubic lice) from someone who doesn't think she has them?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Would you be infested by crabs (pubic lice) if you had them for a few months? Would you be able to tell you had them??
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A 29-year old female asked:
Are pubic lice a red colour?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Does derbac m liquid for pubic lice really work?
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A 40-year old asked:
Straight up question , can you get crabs (pubic lice) from someone who doesn't have them?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can you catch pubic lice by wearing short shorts and sitting on carpeted floors with others?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can people have intercourse if pubic lice are cure but is there a possibility can a person still catch them ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I suffer from pubic lice .I do not have a partner and had sex with any person even I've been treated I can still pass it on?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is pubic lice a virus?
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A member asked:
What pathogen causes pubic lice?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Does pubic lice have red claws?
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A 50-year old asked:
How to get rid of crabs/pubic lice?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I would like to know are pubic lice yellow.
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A 31-year old asked:
How can you prevent a pubic lice infestation?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I would like to know can people have pubic lice in their scalp?
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A 41-year old asked:
Could you please tell me all you know about pubic lice (pthirus pubis)?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Hi.I was thinking of trying antibiotic to cure pubic lice is it successful .
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A 29-year old female asked:
I told my gp I caught pubic lice from public toilets she said to me know one cannot catch them from the toilets?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can you get pubic lice from trying on jeans at a department store even if you have underwear on when your trying them?
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